- The Gills have made the 2nd round for the 4th successive season after failing to make the round in any of the 4 seasons before them. They have progressed to Round 3 in both of the last 2 seasons.
- The Gills have met Exeter once in the FA cup, a 4-0 away win in 1935/6 when in the same division. The last time the Gills faced a League 2 side, a home draw against Carlisle resulted in an away defeat two seasons ago.
- The Gills have won 25 and lost 28 (19 draws) of their 72 2nd round FA Cup matches. They have won 15 and lost 7 of the 35 played at home.
- The match against Exeter will be the 5th match played at home in the 2nd round of the FA Cup against lower football league opposition. They are unbeaten in those games, winning 2 and drawing 2.
- The Gills have met Exeter in competitive matches 102 times, winning 34 and losing 38. Exeter are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings.
- The last time the sides met at Priestfield was in November 2012 when the visitors ran out 3-2 winners. The Gills last beat Exeter in September 2009.
13.01 Kick Off [ 4 - 3 - 3 ]
13.13
On the edge of the 6-yard box, Oliver's flick cannons off his face and bounces to Samuel right next to him who rushes his volley high over the bar when certain to score.
13.22
GOAL! Gillingham 1-0 Exeter City: Oliver
13.30
GOAL! Gillingham 1-1 Exeter City: Law
13.36
GOAL! Gillingham 1-2 Exeter City: Randall
13.38
Williams blazes the ball over the bar from 6 yards out, a glorious chance wasted to go 3-1 up just 16 minutes after going 1-0 down.
13.40
GOAL! Gillingham 1-3 Exeter City: Randall
13.52 Half time 1-3 (51:09)
14.09
The second half kicks off.
14.38
Randall lines up a powerful shot from the edge of the box which is blocked by Tucker to deny him his hat-trick.
14.44
GOAL! Gillingham 2-3 Exeter City: Samuel
14.55
Exeter hit the post after the ball was parried away by Bonham.
15.00
Bonham up for a corner receives the ball and volleys over the bar with the last kick of the game from 6 yards out.
15.00 FULL TIME 2-3 (111:25)
Attendance: 0 (0)
Referee: Alan Young
Match Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOEX7YXma-U
Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55072335